Foldable cribbage board



Sept. 4, 1945. G. H. MILLER FOLDABLE CRIBBAGE BOARD Filed Feb. 17, 1944'Geo/ye IjjV/V/er; I

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1 Claim. (Cl. 23590) The presentinvention relates to new and usefulboards 5 and 6 so that the adjacent ends of the improvements in tallyboards or scoring devices of boards are spaced apart and so as toprovide mara typein which pegs are inserted into holes in ginal edges9-for the covers extending around the the board for scoring points inthe playing of outer sides and ends of the boards. games, such as forexample in the game of Crib- 5 The margins, at the sides and outer endsof the bage. boards are provided with stitching ID to secure the Animportant object of the present invention is inner and outer coverstogether.

to provide a Cribbage board composed of foldable The inner and outercovers I and 8 are also conv sections to produce a compact device whichmay nected adjacent the inner ends of the boards 5 be easily carried ina persons pocket, when not in 10 and 6 by single rows of stitching iiand I2, reuse. spectively, extending transversely of the covers Afurther p tant object of the invention is and between the rows ofstitching u and I2 is to improve the appearance of the device by enatransverse row of Stitching l3 also connectin closing the rigid sectionswhich compose the board the inner and outer covers to provide aplurality in leather or other flexible covering and to proof pockets Hwhich are open at each side edge of vide the sections of the covering,adjacent their the board.

free ends, wth fastening devices and by means of The pockets at eachside of the board are sep- Which the d e y be m ta n d in s foldedarated by a row of stitching l5 which extends in position. a directionallongitudinally with respect to the st ther ject of the invention is to pboard whereby to provide individual pockets at Vide a plurality opockets in the reg on of the fold each side edge of the board and intowhich pegs line of the sections of the game board and in (not shown) maybe removably inserted. Which the p s used for indicating the score mayEach of the boards 5 and 6 is provided with a be convenientlycarriedplurality of openings l6 arranged in rows in ac- An additionalobje t is o provide an article of eordance with the conventional form ofCribbage tionI which is neat and attractive in appearance, ()penngs l1hich register with the openings l6 relatively inexpensive to manufactureand others th t the pegs used in keeping the score may be is We a ap dfor the p p Wh'eh the inserted through the openings ll of the cover intoSubstantially on the line of Figure when the same is in its openposition and when Referring now to the drawing in detailwherein not inuse the board may be folded into a compact for purpose Of illustration Ihave disclosed form for conveniently carrying the same.

a preferred embodiment of the invention the It is believed the detailsof construction and memis 5 8nd 3 designate a P of elongated relamannerof use and advantages of the device will tiVely thin boards OOhstructedof Wood other be readily understood from the foregoing without suitablematerial. the boards being of dupl cate further detailed explanationconstruction and of substantially rectangular Having t described theinvention, what 1 form with one end of each board rounded. as claimShown t0 advantage in Figure 1 0f the drawihg- A game score boardcomprising a plurality of The boards 5 and 8 are secured in DOstionbeelongated rigid bOard sections, said sections being tween inner andouter covers I and 8, the covers arranged in spaced apart end t end l tipr fe a ly e g constructed of leather or other flexible strips ofmaterial covering the opposite suitable flexible material and the coversare of sides of the sections, said sections and one of said an area inexcess of the combined areas ofthe c ver trips havin registeringopenings, the mart s character of le and practical tr Board and theinner cover 1 is also provided with semeisintehdedthe openings iii ofthe board in a manner as will Other objects and advantages reside in thedebe e t, tails of construction as more fully hereinafter desince thcovers I d a are 0f flexible material scribed and claimed, referencebeing had to the t same may b folded 1 th transverse line ccompanyin rwin f mi p r h r f. l3 with the inner cover I innermost and theinwherein like numerals refer to like parts throughner cover providedadjacent it en edges with cut and in Wh male and female snap fastenersl8 and I9 adapted re 1 s a p w S owing the g board for engagement witheach other to secure the in p p t board in its folded position.

Figure 2 is a side elevational view-thereof. From t foregoing it will bapparent that the e 3 is a fragmentary sectional View taken Cribbageboard may be used in its usual manner a row of stitching closing theinner ends of the pockets, said cover material being foldable along oneof said transverse rows of stitching to position the board sections oneupon the other, and separable fastening devices carried by the covermaterial for securing the same in folded position.

GEORGE H. LDLLER.

